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GlyndebourneL’OrfeoNouvelle production

Krystian Adam (Orfeo) and ensemble © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Orphée), SV318
Jonathan Cohen; William Kentridge; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Sabine Theunissen; Greta Goiris; Urs Schönebaum; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
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L’Orfeo, the world’s first great opera, premieres at Glyndebourne

Krystian Adam (Orfeo) and ensemble © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
One element of the Orpheus myth is about creativity, so at Glyndebourne, William Kentridge sets Monteverdi’s opera in an artist's studio, 

Caesar conquers Buxton: ETO's slimmed-down Giulio Cesare

Francis Gush (Giulio Cesare) © Richard Hubert Smith
Top notch singing, judicious pruning and production which prioritises human drama over camp spectacle make for an illuminating take on Handel's most frequently staged opera.

Emerging from the gloom: Handel's Ottone revived by ETO in Hackney

James Hall (Ottone) © Richard Hubert Smith
A revival of James Conway's staging of Ottone launches English Touring Opera's autumn season of three Handel operas. 

An understated production of A Midsummer Night's Dream

Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream lacking a little magic at the RNCM.